Where does “北緯” come from?

北緯 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 北, from Chinese Mandarin 北.

北緯 (Japanese): north latitude

Definitions

  1. north latitude

Ancestry of “北緯”, step by step

北緯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 北

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese北north; the North; a northerly, north wind
2Chinese Mandarin北—

via Japanese 緯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese緯weft, woof; parallels of latitude
2Middle Chineseい—
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 北 →Every word from Japanese 北 →